Billionaire Peter Thiel's Olympics on Steroids

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Have you seen the news, that a doping friendly version of the Olympics is being bank rolled by Peter Thiel?

I personally cannot wait to see this if it goes ahead, seeing what the records can be set when athletes are allowed to be doped to the gills!

Peter Thiel's "single-digit-million-dollar" gamble on doping-legal games: 5 things to know about the Enhanced Games deal — TFN

The world of professional athletics is set to witness a potentially groundbreaking development with the emergence of the Enhanced Games, a competition Peter Thiel, a renowned tech entrepreneur and controversial figure, has injected $1 million into the "Enhanced Games" concept.

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The Olympics will always have the prestige, as if you're an Olympic champion you're the greatest clean* athlete in the world within your discipline.

However, making money from being, or after being, an Olympian isn't the easiest of tasks - only boxing (to the best of my knowledge) translates well in to a future money making career, and adds tangible value to your marketability for your professional fights.

A privatised doping friendly version of the Olympics could have some serious prize pool money if they're fully sponsored events - that being said, how many would openly sponsor and promote doping friendly competitions, I suppose world's strongest man isn't doing too badly commercially.....

*until proven otherwise.

 

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Strongman competitors at most (if not all) levels are juiced to the max, it's unspoken common knowledge - there's not been too many "hearts exploding" in that realm!

Also, let's not forget a certain Lance Armstrong whose heart hasn't yet exploded.